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. T. I. TEMPLE ET AL S IGNAL ori inal Filed Oct. 21. 1922 INVENTORS 7710/7/75 f. 72'MP4E.

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Reis'sued Ma. 31, was.

UNITED STATES PATIENT-OFFICE.

'I'EOMAS I. TEMPLE AND ELIZABETH A. TEMPLE, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

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for reislue filed October 24, "1924. Serial No. 745,702.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that we, THOMAS I. TnMrL and'ELIZABETH A. TE PLE, citizens of the United States of America, residing at No. 522 Massachusetts Avenue, in the cit of Indianapolis, county of Marion, and tate of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Signal, of which the following is 'a specifi-' cation.

Our invention relates to improvements in signalling devices of that type of construction which is adapted tobe positioned in or adjacent to a roadway or like place to give .warning to persons traversing the roadway of the presence of an adjacent source of possible danger or place'of interest to such persons, and it consists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements herein described and claimed.

'An object of our invention is to provide a signal of the character described, which is adapted to be positioned on the surface of v the roadway so that its presence cannot be overlooked by ersons traversing the roadway, and which in applied position, does not obstruct or hinder-in any way the passage" of vehicles thereover.

A further object of our invention is to provide a device of the character described which comprises signal giving elements of a reflecting nature which are adapted to catch and vrefiect the object il luminated by rays of sun-light or rays of light from an ap reaching lighted vehicle.

A still further object of our invention is to rovide a device of the character described in which the signal giving elements may be varied to suit varying conditions-of light or to give various signals to directthe further operation of approaching vehicles.

A still further object of our invention is to provide a device of the character described which is of simplified construction,

i is not likelyto get out of order easily or wear out quickly in service, and which is thoroughl practical commercially. 7 Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawing forming part of this application, in which Fi re 1 is a plan view of one form of sigFa embodying our invention.

. igure 2 is a view showi exhibited in Figure 1 in appli position on the signaland the signal being shown mainly in side elevation, portions thereof being broken away and shown in section.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a signal giving element adapted to be comprised in the form of the device exhibited in the preceding views.

Figure 4 is avertical sectional view showing the means comprised'in the device for anchoring the signal to a roadway.

Figure 5 is a plan view showing another form of signal embodying the same invention, and a Figures 6 and 7 are relatively enlarged perspective views showing sections of signal giving elements adapted to be comprised in the form of device shown in Figure 5.

In carrying out our invention, we provide a supporting holder or base 1 which may be formed of any suitable material and in any suitable known manner, preferably being cast in one piece and being made of an opaque wear and rust resisting metal; The supporting holder or base 1 has a convex. upper surface designated 2, which is merged at its edge into a substantially flatlower face 3, which is adapted to rest in contiguous relation at all points to a flat supporting surface 4 which may be a portion of pavement or like roadway. The holder or base 1822. Application counter-bored or enlarged diametrically at its upper end as indicated at 6. An anchoring member 7 which may be an upright pin having a split or relatively enlarged lower end portion, such as indicated at 8, fixedly held below the supporting surface 4, extends vertically throu h the bore 5 and projects into the counterare 6, being there engaged with a retaining member such as the nut 9 and the holder or base lthus clamped firmly to thesupporting surface 4. Itwill be observed that t e-nut 9 and the upper end of the anchoring. member 7 are countersunk in respect to the upper face of the holder or base being entirely disposed within the counter-bore 6. n, a. a p 1 In order to prevent movement of the base or holder 1 relatively to the anchoring memher 7 and to the-supporting surface 4, and to obviate strain upon the anchorin memher, the base or holder 1 may have age or projectionslO pendant from the lower face face thereof is regularly curved and offers no obstruction to the passage of a vehicle thereover.

The holder or base 1 is provided at a plurality of points with seats or sockets 12 opening through the convexly curved upper face 2 and being adapted to receive signal In the form of the device shown in Fig. 1, the seats 12 are circular in cross sectional contour and have rounded or convexly curved bottoms, being thus adapted to receive a signal giving element having a body 13 of circular cross sectional contour and preferably being formed with a concave upper face 14 and with a convexly curved lower end 15. The body 13 may be made of glass-or other transparent or translucent material and may be colored to render it conspicuous when rays of sunlight or rays of light from an approaching vehicle are caught thereby. For example, the body 13 may be colored red to give warning to interested persons of the proximity of a source of danger. The body 13 may be transparent and may be giving elements.

I provided with a coating of quick silver on the lower and side walls thereof to render it highly eflicient in reflecting rays of l1ght. It Wlll be understood that t e body in the form described will be an efficient reflector.

As shown in Fig. 5, the seats in the holder or base which open through the upper face thereof may be adapted to receive signal giving elements 16 in the form of letters and may be relatively arranged so that the letters held therein comprise words conveying warning to interested persons or directing the further movements of approaching travelers. Each of the letters 16 may be made up of sections, such as indicated at 17 and 18, respectively, in Figs. 6 and 7. Each section is made of a transparent or translucent substance, suchas clear or colored glass, and each section is formed with the upper face thereof concavely curved in cross sectional contour as indicated at 19 and with the lower face thereof convexly curved in cross sectional contour as ind cated at 20. .If each section is made of a transparent material, the.lower and vertical walls thereof may be coated with quick silver or the like substance to augment the reflecting properties of the sections.

The seats 'in the upper surface of the form of the device shown in Figure 4 are affixed our signatures.

such as to receive sections comprising'the Word Slow, but it will be understood that any desirable words or signal giving indicia maybe presented.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device the operation thereof may be readily understood. Since the holder or base is positioned directly in the path of persons traversing a roadway, the signals given thereby cannot be overlooked and a device embodying our invention is, therefore, highly efficient for the purpose for which intended. The signal giving elements may be replaced or interchanged as desired in order that various signals may be given 01' in order that signal giving elements appropriate for use under various conditions may be employed as re- I quired.

Obviously our invention is susceptible of embodiment in forms other than those illustrated in the accompanying drawing and we, therefore, consider as our own all modifications and ada tations thereof which fairly fall within t e scope of the appended claims.

The invention claimed is:

1. A signal of the character described comprising an opaque holder having a fiat lower face and a convex upper face curved from its center to its outer edge, said lower face and said upper face being merged one into the other at their outer edges, said holder having a plurality of seats opening throu h the upper face thereof at points in,- terme iate the center and the outer edge of said upper face, and a light reflecting signal element interfitting each seat, the outer face of said light reflecting signal element being curved.

2. A signal of the character described comprising an opaque-holder having a flat lower face and a convex upper face curved from its center to its outer edge, said lower face and said upper face being merged one into the other at their outer edges, said holder having a plurality of seats opening through the upper face thereof at points intermediate the center and the outer edge of said upper face, and 'a light reflecting signal element interfittin each seat, the

outer face of said light re ecting signal ele ment being curved, and being substantially :flush at its outer edge with the edge of.

the seat. In witness whereof;

THOMAS it. TEMPLE. ELIZABETH A.

Ewe. have heneunto 

